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Burai

Burai ( 無頼 ) and Burai: Moto Kakusei ( 無頼：魔都覚醒 ) are two series by Iwasaki Youko, first published in 1997. The story chronicles the early days of the Shinsengumi when they were known as the Miburoshi, and focuses on Saitou Hajime. Not only is he a samurai... but he also becomes entangled in a more mystical battle. Saitou is also caught in the middle of the fight between the two factions that are dividing the group.

The first series covers from the beginnings of the group through Serizawa's assassination.

This series was later re-collected in three bunko editions, which are in-print. The original run may not be, and it had better covers!.

The second series dates from 2000 and serves as a sequel to the first series. On her website, Iwasaki-sensei notes that the magazine that the second series ran in was canceled, so that no further volumes will be published, even though it had been planned for three volumes. The story culminates in the raid on the Ikeda-ya.